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The Influence of Aztec Mythology on Mexican Culture and History
From the Aztecs' creation myth and its variations to the long northern trek of the Aztecs led by their tribal god Huitzilopochtli
The Aztec Gods in Blended-Space: a Cognitive Approach to Ritual
By applying diverse approaches to study the Aztec gods light can be shed on differ I consider two types of Aztec rituals
Teotlaqualli: The Psychoactive Food of the Aztec Gods
A few cases are reported in which the Aztec emperor or soldiers were smeared with teotlaqualli. It is suggested that the black color of some Aztec deities as
THE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION OF AN AZTEC DEITY
THE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION OF AN AZTEC. DEITY: CHALCHIUHTLICUE THE GODDESS OF. WATER. Danièle Dehouve. Director of Research (emeritus)
The Aztecs
The Aztec worshipped many gods including some known earlier to the. Maya. Key gods and religious figures included Tlaloc
Aztec gods The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses
The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses. However the Aztecs praised the Sun god
Amazing Aztecs
The Aztec word for poetry was 'flower and song' and they Can you write an Aztec inspired poem to one of the Aztec gods? Which god would be worthy of a ...
Sex Identification of Children Sacrificed to the Ancient Aztec Rain
Recent excavations of Temple R dedicated to the Aztec god of wind and rain
Tezcatlipoca in Oaxaca
Because of his fundamental importance in Aztec religion Tezcatlipoca is commonly Aztec god who is said to be the principal one.
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Aztec artworksand archaeology thus regained their visual power through the display of compellingimages of ancient gods and related cult
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Aztec gods The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses However, the Aztecs praised the Sun god, Huitzilpochtli, most of all for he told the Aztecs
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However, the two cultures also shared seemingly irrational beliefs in returning gods The Aztecs believed that a deity would return from the east According to the
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their various gods However, as this exhibition shows, the Aztecs were also extremely civilized and sophisticated They produced highly skilled and sensitive art,
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740_5W6_L3_Reading_Aztecs.pdf Aztec gods
The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses. However, the Aztecs praised the Sun god, Huitzilpochtli, most of all for he told the Aztecs where to build their city.Quetzalcoatl (meaning feathered snake) He was the god of morning and the evening star and therefore the
symbol of death and rebirth. He was also the god of the wind. Quetzalcoatl was often shown with a beard. The temples to him were round because the wind could easily blow round them.
Huitzilopochtli (meaning hummingbird) Huitzilopochtli was the last of the five Suns and was the Sun god. The
Aztecs believed that dead warriors were born again as hummingbirds. Huitzilopochtli, in the form of a hummingbird, was carried in front of the Aztec army when they went into battle. It was Huitzilopochtli who instructed the Aztecs to build their city Tenochtitlan in the lake of the valley of Mexico. Huitzilopochtli also took the form of an eagle. Huitzilopochtli is shown as a warrior whose armour and helmet were made of hummingbird feathers. His upper face was shown as black, everything else was blue.
Tezacatlipoca (meaning smoking mirror) He had a black mirror made of black volcanic glass on his chest in which
he saw all the thoughts and deeds of people. He was the god of the Great Bear pattern of stars in the night sky. He was thought of as a jaguar because jaguars have spotted coats like the night sky and priests wore jaguar skins to represent him. He was in charge of schools and made sure the young got military training.
Tlaloc (meaning the one who makes things sprout) He was the rain god, Tlaloc was shown as a man wearing clouds, a crown
of heron feathers, sandals and carrying rattles to make thunder. He lived with the goddess of freshwater lakes and streams. Tlaloc was greatly feared because he could cause floods and droughts. It was he who set hurricanes and thunderbolts on people.
Chalchiuhtlicue The Aztecs believed that in the history of the world there had been four suns before the one we now see. The forth sun was Chalchiuhtlicue the water goddess.Huitzilopochtli (meaning hummingbird) Quetzalcoatl (meaning feathered snake) Tezacatlipoca (meaning smoking mirror Tlaloc (meaning the one who makes things sprout)
The city of Tenochtitlan
Aztec Gods- Questions
1. Look at the opening paragraph titled Aztec Gods. Why did the Aztecs praise the Sun god Huitzilopochtli
most? (1 mark)______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Look at the paragraph titled Quetzalcoati. What was Quetzalcoat often shown with? (1 mark) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. True or false? The temples to Quetzalcoat were often round so that the wind could blow through them. True / false 4. Look at the section titled Huitzilopochtli. Which two forms might Huitzilopochtli take? (1 mark) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe Huitzilopochtli when shown as warrior (2 marks) ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. 7. Which of the gods do you think the Aztecs feared the most? Give a reason for your answer (2 marks) ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why do you think Huitzilopochtli instructed the Aztecs to build Tenochtitlan in the lake? (2 marks) ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What does this information about Aztec gods tell us about Aztec civilisation? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Have a go at drawing one of the Aztec gods
Aztec - Answers
1) He told the Aztecs where to build his city 2) A beard 3) False - They were built so that the wind could blow round
them not through them (sorry, bit of a trick question)4) Hummingbird and an eagle 5) Armour and Helmet made of blue hummingbird feathers 1
mark His upper face black and everything else was blue 1 mark6) Aztecs believed there had only ever been one sun - false Aztecs believed Tlaloc lived alone - false Aztecs believed Tlaloc could set thunder bolts on people
- true7) Any answer that is justified using the text. For example: I think the Aztecs feared Tlaloc the most because he was
capable of causing hurricanes and floods.8) Example answer: In order to be close to a water supply and
easily find food. It would have also been harder for enemies to invade over water.9) Example answer: It shows that the Aztecs felt they could
connect to their gods via what they saw in day to day life. They could feel the wind, see the stars and feared storms. They believed things they didn't understand or that were more powerful than them must have been created by a god.